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Watermark increases file size by 150%

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2007-11-12 07:24:34
Mirza
Registered: Nov 12 2007
Posts: 4

I'm using Acrobat Professional 8.1. I create documents from word using pdf maker. When adding watermark afterward (just 13 letters with 30% opacity) file size increases 150%!

Also, default resolution is 600 dpi in Adobe PDF settings. That is to much for what I need, so I have created new settings with 200 dpi and even lower. But Whenever I create document from word by using PDF maker or PDF printer (and choose my new settings), it still produces high resolution document.

With that resolution Reduce file size option does not help much and even removes the watermark!

Please advise.

Thanks

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2007-11-13 04:12:08
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lkassuba
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Registered: Jun 28 2007
Posts: 3636
Have you tried changing the Adobe PDF settings in Word? Try using the "Change Conversion Settings" under the Adobe PDF menu in Word. As a test you can select the option for "Smallest File Size" under the PDFMaker Conversion Setting.

Lori Kassuba is an AUC Expert and Community Manager for AcrobatUsers.com.

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2007-11-13 05:59:38
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Mirza
Registered: Nov 12 2007
Posts: 4
Yes, thanks, I've tried that and no matter what settings I use (Smallest File Size or custom with 200 dpi that I have created) I still get the high resolution pdf.

But there is a workaround: by using PDF Optimizer file size can be reduced substantially. And if I exclude transparency option from Optimizer it even keeps watermark in reasonable file size.

I've looked in Audit space usage (in Optimizer), it shows that fonts make up to 86% of the file! Could that be the reason for such large file size in general?

Although final documents are acceptable size now, they are still in very hi res, so if I could "make" Acrobat use mine or any other settings beside standard, it would resolve the whole issue.
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2007-11-13 08:28:46
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gkaiseril
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Registered: Feb 23 2006
Posts: 4307
You might want to look at only embedding the subset of the fonts and glyphs used to save space.

George Kaiser

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